Farm-gate.



Patented luiy 25, I899.- G. A. BROWN.

FARM GATE.

(Application filed Jan. 18, 1899.)

(No Model.)

Q/vihmoyzo THE NKIRRIS PETERS co. mowu'mo. WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. BROWN, OF NEW HOLLAND, OHIO.

FARM- GATE.

sinorrrcA'rron forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,420, dated July 25, 899.

Application filed January 18, 1899. Serial NO- 7 (No modem To whom it may cancer-7t:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BROWN, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at New Holland, in the county of Pickaway and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Farm-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a new and useful construction of farm-gate, the principal object being to provide a gate which can be adjusted as needed in order to overcome obstructions of any kind which would otherwise prevent its provide a gate which can be adjusted at its free end so as to avoid such obstructions.

Another object is to provide a gate which can be adjusted vertically so as to permit small stock to pass thereunder, but will prevent large stock from passing, thereby enabling one to use the gate for the purpose of separating or assorting the stock on a farm.

Another object of the invention is to connect the adjusting. means with the latch device, so that the weight of the gate will be thrown upon the latch for the purpose of closing the same.

With these various objects in view my invention consists in the peculiar construction of the various parts and in their novel combination and arrangement, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective View of a gate constructed in accordance with my in-.

vention, said gate being arranged in a horizontal or its normal position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the free end of the gate adjusted to an elevated position.

In carrying out my invention I employ a series of bars or rails A, which are pivotally secured between the parallel end battens B and the intermediate vertical bars B, all of said parts being pivotally connected by means of the bolts 0, which pass through both sets of vertical bars, and also through the horizontal rails or bars A. The hinges upon which the gate is hung comprise the oppositely-discatches F, driven into the gate-post.

posed pintles and the straps E, each strap E being shaped to embrace the end batten and then bent back upon itself, as is shown at E, to provide a barrel or hearing for the pintle D, and the end E is apertured for the passage of the bolt E which secures the end E and also connects the strap to the batten of the gate. .The pintles D are arranged in opposite directions in order to prevent the gates being lifted from its hinges.

The latch of the'gate comprises a vertical latch-bar F, which is pivotally connected at its center to a rod G, which rod is attached to a lever H, said'lever being pivoted adjacent to its lower end upon the strip I, said strip being arranged parallel with one of the lower rails. Upon the exterior of the end batten B and intermediate bar B another strip 1' is similarly arranged parallel with one of the upper rails, said strips being connected with their adjacent rails by means of the blocks K, which limit the outward movement of the latch-bar F. Said latch-bar works between the rails and strips forward of the batten B, while the lever works between the rails and strips rear of the batten B, the rod G passing between the parallel members of the batten B and operating-latch, so that by moving the lever backwardor forward the latch-bar is moved into or out of engagement with the As the lever is pivoted near its lower end and is con nected at its central portion with the central portion of the latch-bar, it will be readily understood that the latch-bar moves as a unit, or both ends move in the same direction at the same time, so that when one end of the latch-bar is disengaged from the catch F theopposite end will also be disengaged, and vice Versa.

In order to'adjust the forward end of the gate, I employ a wire L, which is bent centrally upon itself, the central portion passing around the lower end of the leverH. Said wire is then passed through guides M, arranged upon opposite sides of the gate upon the lower portion of the batten B, the ends of the wire being securely fastened to the top of the batten B upon opposite sides thereof, Said wire also passes through or over a loop or hanger N, which rests in one of a series of notches N out in the second rail between the vertical bars B, so that by moving the loop or hanger N from one notch to another the forward end of the gate can be raised or lowered, as desired, it being seen that when the loop or hanger N is in the rearmost notch the gate is in a horizontal position and that by moving the loop forward the forward end of the gate is raised. As the wire which supports the forward end of the gate passes around the lower end of the lever it will be understood that the normal position of the lever is such that the latch-bar is thrown outward, so that a positive engagement with the catch is always insured, and in order to effect a better engagement between the bar and catch 1 make the engaging face of said bar taper in both directions from its center, so that when the gate is adjusted up or down to such an extent as to move one end of the bar out of engagement with its adjacent catch the broader portion of the bar will be brought into engagement with the other catch, thereby insuring a secure fastening at the gate.

It will thus be seen that I provide an exceedingly cheap, simple, and efficient gate which can be easily adjusted at its forward end, and it will also be noted that inasmuch as the adjusting mechanism is connected with the latch the entire weight of the gate is brought into play upon said latch, thereby preventing any possible accidental disengagement thereof.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a gate, the combination with the horizontal rails, parallel uprights and battens, of the latch-bar, the operating-rod connected to the center thereof, the lever to which the 01% erating'rod is also connected, said lever being pivoted adjacent to its lower end, and the catches with which the bar is adapted to en.-

gage, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination with a gate, constructed as described, of the wire doubled upon it self and extending upon both sides of the gate, the ends of said wire being fastened to the rear batten of said gate, a latch-bar and a lever for operating same, one end of said lever being connected to the wire, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with a gate constructed as described, of the latch-bar, rod and lever, said lever being pivoted adjacent to its lower end, and the wire connected to the lower end of the lever and attached to the upper end of the rear batten of the gate, said wire passing through an adjustable loopor hanger, substantially as shown and described.

4E. The combination with a gate constructed as described, of the latch-bar tapered from the center in opposite directions, the rod connected to the center of said latch-bar, the operating-lever pivoted adjacent to its lower end, the catches secured to the gate-post, the wire connected to the lower end of the lever and fastened to the upper end of the rear batten of the gate, said wire passing through guides arranged upon the bottom of the gate, and a loop or hanger adjustable upon the second rail of the gate, through which the wire.

passes, substantially as shown and described.

GEORGE A. BROWN. lVitnesses:

J. C. VLEsEBoRNE, CHAS. I-I. MAY. 

